IMAX vs Sphere Entertainment
Sphere Entertainment reported revenue of $1.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 3.0 times IMAX's $410 million in fiscal 2025. IMAX's revenue grew 16.5% in its latest year, and Sphere Entertainment's grew 18.8%. IMAX had an operating margin of 20.5%, against -18.8% at Sphere Entertainment.
Side by side
| IMAX | Sphere Entertainment | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $410M | $1.2B |
| Revenue growth | 16.5% | 18.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 24.5% | −3.2% |
| Gross margin | 60.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 20.5% | −18.8% |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow | $119M | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 29.0% | — |
| Return on capital | — | −4.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $50M |
| Change in diluted share count | 3.1% | 28.3% |
| Last close | $52.08 | $110.44 |
| P/E at the last close | 72.3× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $74.7 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 7 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the IMAX and Sphere Entertainment pages.